Went back this afternoon and loosened the oil drain plug. This is what I got. No anti-freeze but milky. Tractor had sat for 3 days since last running.
Thing that really concerns me is when I started it up, I immediately had full flow thru radiator. I'm thinking stuck open t'stat or no t'stat at all. The real concern is the bubbles. Can't really tell if it's from the coolant moving so quickly but I'm thinking worse. What do you guys think about the oil and coolant bubbles? Do bubbles definately indicate a bad headgasket? Was kind of looking thru service manual today. How much work changing the head gasket? Ballpark price on parts and availability? Lastly, could I damage the engine if the gasket is in fact bad by running it an hour or so to really heat it up to see if the oil clears? OK...ENOUGH questions for today! Thanks guys!
Thing that really concerns me is when I started it up, I immediately had full flow thru radiator. I'm thinking stuck open t'stat or no t'stat at all. The real concern is the bubbles. Can't really tell if it's from the coolant moving so quickly but I'm thinking worse. What do you guys think about the oil and coolant bubbles? Do bubbles definately indicate a bad headgasket? Was kind of looking thru service manual today. How much work changing the head gasket? Ballpark price on parts and availability? Lastly, could I damage the engine if the gasket is in fact bad by running it an hour or so to really heat it up to see if the oil clears? OK...ENOUGH questions for today! Thanks guys!